{"id":44629,"date":"2023-05-22T19:39:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T18:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/?p=44629"},"modified":"2023-05-22T20:10:02","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T19:10:02","slug":"stone-forts-the-gap-of-dunloe-to-killarney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/stone-forts-the-gap-of-dunloe-to-killarney\/","title":{"rendered":"Stone Forts &#038; the Gap of Dunloe to Killarney"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For our second night <a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/the-ring-of-kerry-by-motorhome-kerry-cliffs-and-valentia-island\/\">up high on Geokaun Mountain<\/a> we were joined by five other motorhomes. Three Belgian (driving spanking new Hymers in a convoy), one British and one Hungarian. No Irish vans up there though. Although we&#8217;ve seen tons of Irish-registered vans in Ireland, there didn&#8217;t seem to be many on the Ring of Kerry or the offshoots from it? Compared with the very quiet peninsulas to the south, the RoK felt a little more commercialised. Maybe the locals are wise to it all and choose other destinations?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Valentia-Island-Lighthouse.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Valentia-Island-Lighthouse-1030x500.jpg\" alt=\"View of Valentia Lighthouse, itself built in an old sea fort, from the parking on Geokaun Mountain\" class=\"wp-image-44678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Valentia-Island-Lighthouse-1030x500.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Valentia-Island-Lighthouse-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Valentia-Island-Lighthouse-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Valentia-Island-Lighthouse-705x342.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Valentia-Island-Lighthouse.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">View of Valentia Lighthouse, itself built in an old sea fort, from the fantastic sky high parking on Geokaun Mountain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Having spent all of a couple of weeks around here, I&#8217;m no expert on Ireland though. The Ring of Kerry loops around the Iveragh Peninsula, which appears to have the distinction of a road wide enough (in most places) for full-sized tourist coaches. And a fair few smaller (posher) &#8216;executive travel&#8217; buses. The scenery on this peninsula is beautiful for sure but, in my humble opinion, no more so than the others we&#8217;ve ambled about on to the south. It seems to be the fact there&#8217;s an N road, plus the efforts of the tourist board, which makes this particular Irish circuit so popular with foreigners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_101504696-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_101504696-1030x475.jpg\" alt=\"We set an alarm for 5am to see the sunrise, just in case the skies cleared. They didn't!\" class=\"wp-image-44632\" width=\"800\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_101504696-1030x475.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_101504696-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_101504696-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_101504696-1536x709.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_101504696-2048x945.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_101504696-1500x692.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_101504696-705x325.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_101504696-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We set an alarm for 5am to see the sunrise, just in case the skies cleared on Geokaun Mountain. They didn&#8217;t!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With the coaches come plenty of tourists, and they&#8217;ve dollars to spend, literally green backs from the accents we&#8217;ve heard. With the demand comes the supply. Shops selling anything and everything green, sheepy and shamrocky. Trestle tables in the lay-byes flogging stuff. Rugged blokes appeared from time to time with animals. One impressively-bearded chap (I was a bit jealous) sat in one of Sneem&#8217;s commons with a couple of massively-horned goats. A cap sat on the ground half full of US dollars and euro notes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">[No goat photo here, as I was too tight to pay for one, sorry folks. But if you Google &#8216;Sneem Goat Man&#8217; you&#8217;ll find him!]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we left Valentia Island (a highlight of the peninsula for me), we spotted fresh peat had been cut from a bog and laid out in rows to dry. A sign on one of the Geokaun Mountain viewpoints said the local ladies used to carry the stuff across the islands on their backs. And we&#8217;ve seen it for sale in sacks or compressed into blocks in the villages along our route. One chap told us it&#8217;s now illegal to sell, and they were just getting rid of their stock. It seems anyone with personal rights to cut from a bog can still burn it for their own use, as plenty of folks must surely be doing with energy costs having rocketed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230520_145513139_HDR-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230520_145513139_HDR-1030x475.jpg\" alt=\"Exposed peat by the side of the road on Geokaun Mountain, Valentia Island\" class=\"wp-image-44659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230520_145513139_HDR-1030x475.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230520_145513139_HDR-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230520_145513139_HDR-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230520_145513139_HDR-1536x709.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230520_145513139_HDR-2048x945.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230520_145513139_HDR-1500x692.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230520_145513139_HDR-705x325.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230520_145513139_HDR-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Exposed peat by the side of the road on Geokaun Mountain, Valentia Island<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We rejoined the N70 road and then took a detour near Cahersiveen to see a couple of ring-shaped stone forts. Pulling into the small parking area, an enterprising local was busy thrusting a lamb into the arms of bewildered tourists as they climbed out of their hire car. He later ignored us, very wise! Two forts are accessible for free via footpaths, called Cahergall and Leacanabuaile. No-one seems to be sure how old they are, but they&#8217;re a romantic spot, impressive for their drystone architecture and natural setting. A young sheepdog legged it about testing his teeth on us as we looked around inside the forts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_111413555_HDR-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_111413555_HDR-1030x475.jpg\" alt=\"Green and grey, the pallet of a Ring Fort near Cahersiveen, Ireland\" class=\"wp-image-44660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_111413555_HDR-1030x475.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_111413555_HDR-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_111413555_HDR-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_111413555_HDR-1536x709.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_111413555_HDR-2048x945.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_111413555_HDR-1500x692.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_111413555_HDR-705x325.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_111413555_HDR-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Green and grey, the pallet of a Ring Fort near Cahersiveen, Ireland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_113241987_HDR-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_113241987_HDR-1030x475.jpg\" alt=\"Concentric steps are built into the inside of one of the forts near Cahersiveen, making it look like Ju's floating! \" class=\"wp-image-44661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_113241987_HDR-1030x475.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_113241987_HDR-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_113241987_HDR-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_113241987_HDR-1536x709.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_113241987_HDR-2048x945.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_113241987_HDR-1500x692.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_113241987_HDR-705x325.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_113241987_HDR-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Concentric steps are built into the inside of one of the forts near Cahersiveen, making it look like Ju&#8217;s floating! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_110942490_HDR-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"475\" data-id=\"44663\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_110942490_HDR-1030x475.jpg\" alt=\"Ring Fort Ireland\" class=\"wp-image-44663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_110942490_HDR-1030x475.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_110942490_HDR-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_110942490_HDR-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_110942490_HDR-1536x709.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_110942490_HDR-2048x945.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_110942490_HDR-1500x692.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_110942490_HDR-705x325.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_110942490_HDR-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_111245420_HDR-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"475\" data-id=\"44672\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_111245420_HDR-1030x475.jpg\" alt=\"Ring Fort Ireland\" class=\"wp-image-44672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_111245420_HDR-1030x475.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_111245420_HDR-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_111245420_HDR-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_111245420_HDR-1536x709.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_111245420_HDR-2048x945.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_111245420_HDR-1500x692.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_111245420_HDR-705x325.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_111245420_HDR-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_112705880_HDR-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"475\" data-id=\"44667\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_112705880_HDR-1030x475.jpg\" alt=\"Ring Fort Ireland\" class=\"wp-image-44667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_112705880_HDR-1030x475.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_112705880_HDR-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_112705880_HDR-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_112705880_HDR-1536x709.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_112705880_HDR-2048x945.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_112705880_HDR-1500x692.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_112705880_HDR-705x325.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_112705880_HDR-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_113225166_HDR-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"475\" data-id=\"44668\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_113225166_HDR-1030x475.jpg\" alt=\"Ring Fort Ireland\" class=\"wp-image-44668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_113225166_HDR-1030x475.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_113225166_HDR-300x138.jpg 300w, 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href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_113526506_HDR-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"475\" data-id=\"44664\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_113526506_HDR-1030x475.jpg\" alt=\"Ring Fort Ireland\" class=\"wp-image-44664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_113526506_HDR-1030x475.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_113526506_HDR-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_113526506_HDR-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_113526506_HDR-1536x709.jpg 1536w, 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alt=\"Ring Fort Ireland\" class=\"wp-image-44671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_114126821_HDR-1030x475.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_114126821_HDR-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_114126821_HDR-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_114126821_HDR-1536x709.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_114126821_HDR-2048x945.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_114126821_HDR-1500x692.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_114126821_HDR-705x325.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_114126821_HDR-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_114838229_HDR-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"475\" data-id=\"44662\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_114838229_HDR-1030x475.jpg\" alt=\"White house and a horse Ireland Ring of Kerry\" class=\"wp-image-44662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_114838229_HDR-1030x475.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_114838229_HDR-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_114838229_HDR-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_114838229_HDR-1536x709.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_114838229_HDR-2048x945.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_114838229_HDR-1500x692.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_114838229_HDR-705x325.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_114838229_HDR-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_114921994_HDR-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"475\" data-id=\"44669\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_114921994_HDR-1030x475.jpg\" alt=\"Yellow flowers spring in Ireland\" class=\"wp-image-44669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_114921994_HDR-1030x475.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_114921994_HDR-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_114921994_HDR-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_114921994_HDR-1536x709.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_114921994_HDR-2048x945.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_114921994_HDR-1500x692.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_114921994_HDR-705x325.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_114921994_HDR-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I should add that we&#8217;ve not driven all the Ring of Kerry. Coming from the south we opted to do it clockwise, and haven&#8217;t driven the mountain section between Kenmare and Killarney. That part is said to be an impressive bit of road, and we may yet end up going that way, as we&#8217;re truly abysmal at planning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve been umming and arring about where to go after the Ring of Kerry. Our ferry is booked for 10 days from Dublin, so we&#8217;ll need to strike north at some point. There are motorways from Limerick and Cork though, so we can make quick progress once we get to them. The Dingle Penisula looks like a good way to spend a few days, and that was our plan until it wasn&#8217;t. I can&#8217;t quite remember what happened, but it happened after we pulled in at Killorglin to get some groceries, finding it heaving-busy on a Sunday afternoon. After doing our laundry, we ended up heading for the Gap of Dunloe instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_142559212_HDR-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_142559212_HDR-1030x475.jpg\" alt=\"Using the Revolution washer-dryers again for convenient motorhome laundry at a SuperValu in Ireland\" class=\"wp-image-44640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_142559212_HDR-1030x475.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_142559212_HDR-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_142559212_HDR-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_142559212_HDR-1536x709.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_142559212_HDR-2048x945.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_142559212_HDR-1500x692.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_142559212_HDR-705x325.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_142559212_HDR-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Using the Revolution washer-dryers again for convenient motorhome laundry at a SuperValu in Ireland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Gap is a tourist road. As far as I can tell, it&#8217;s only ever been a tourist road. It doesn&#8217;t seem to have any other purpose than wowing us wanderers (and letting the locals who live on it head to the shops or move their animals). The road&#8217;s crammed into a 25,000 year old glacial valley, which itself separates two mountain ranges: the MacGillycuddy Reeks and Purple Mountain. We&#8217;re not talking the Alps here folks, the MacGillycuddys top out at 1,038m on Ireland&#8217;s highest peak, Carrauntoohil, about the same height as Snowdon. The Gap passes through much lower hills than that but the road&#8217;s been attracting tourists for many decades, and we could see why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_104903019_HDR.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_104903019_HDR-1030x475.jpg\" alt=\"The Gap of Dunloe\" class=\"wp-image-44635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_104903019_HDR-1030x475.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_104903019_HDR-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_104903019_HDR-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_104903019_HDR-1536x708.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_104903019_HDR-1500x692.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_104903019_HDR-705x325.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_104903019_HDR.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Gap of Dunloe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_104137798_HDR.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_104137798_HDR-1030x475.jpg\" alt=\"Some idiot fooling around between glacier-dropped rocks on the Gap of Dunloe\" class=\"wp-image-44636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_104137798_HDR-1030x475.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_104137798_HDR-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_104137798_HDR-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_104137798_HDR-1536x708.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_104137798_HDR-1500x692.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_104137798_HDR-705x325.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_104137798_HDR.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Some idiot fooling around between glacier-dropped rocks on the Gap of Dunloe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;d recently seen <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/mHBEzXR6raI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kat&#8217;s video of driving a motorhome over the Gap<\/a>, but decided we wouldn&#8217;t bother. It&#8217;s narrow, but wide enough and it&#8217;s a public road. If you set off early (8am or earlier I guess) you&#8217;d miss most of the hire cars, hikers, jaunting cars (pony traps), motorbikes, cyclists and occasional nutcase runner. We rarely get moving before 10am though, and didn&#8217;t much fancy running a gauntlet of angry Irish horsemen armed with whips. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_092922096_HDR.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_092922096_HDR-1030x475.jpg\" alt=\"MAHOOSIVE sign which appears to be doing its best to deter you from driving the Gap of Dunloe!\" class=\"wp-image-44637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_092922096_HDR-1030x475.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_092922096_HDR-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_092922096_HDR-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_092922096_HDR-1536x708.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_092922096_HDR-1500x692.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_092922096_HDR-705x325.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_092922096_HDR.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MAHOOSIVE sign which appears to be doing its best to deter you from driving the Gap of Dunloe!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead we walked it, having stayed the night outside a church we found on Park4night (<a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=loc:52.060598,-9.651155\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">N52.060598, W9.651155<\/a>). We shared the parking with a German motorhome and a young French couple squeezed into a Citro\u00ebn Berlingo with their dog. Nothing was happening at the church on a Sunday evening, and the locals seem to tolerate vans staying there. It&#8217;s a freebie, out of the way and only a couple of miles from the daytime-only parking at Kate Kearney\u2019s Cottage, the start of the Gap.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_171407005_HDR.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_171407005_HDR-1030x475.jpg\" alt=\"Free parking by a church before heading to the Gap of Dunloe\" class=\"wp-image-44638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_171407005_HDR-1030x475.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_171407005_HDR-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_171407005_HDR-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_171407005_HDR-1536x708.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_171407005_HDR-1500x692.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_171407005_HDR-705x325.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_171407005_HDR.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Free parking by a church before heading to the Gap of Dunloe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_180232-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_180232-1030x475.jpg\" alt=\"Spotted neat the chruch, these re-located headstones are marked with 'Ogham' writing, letters formed by lines rather than the Latin alphabet we know. They're from around the 5th Century when Christianity first came to Ireland \" class=\"wp-image-44682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_180232-1030x475.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_180232-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_180232-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_180232-1536x708.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_180232-2048x944.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_180232-1500x691.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_180232-705x325.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230521_180232-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Spotted near the chruch, these re-located headstones are marked with &#8216;Ogham&#8217; writing, letters formed by lines rather than the Latin alphabet we know. They&#8217;re from around the 5th Century when Christianity first came to Ireland <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As drizzle fell, I ran from the church to the start of the Gap and a couple of miles up it, returning to the news our water heater has packed up. Sh*t. Cold water flowed, but when we turned the taps to hot, nothing came out. We&#8217;ve a slight leak on a drain-down valve, which has been letting air in on this trip. But if we just left both taps on hot, it pushed all the air out after a few minutes of gurgling. This time, no amount of time would push the air out and we both &#8216;enjoyed&#8217; cold showers, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3ICvmZF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wim Hof style<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_130758660_HDR.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_130758660_HDR-1030x475.jpg\" alt=\"Kate's Cottage at the start of the Gap of Dunloe. There's a decent-sized free car park here, but overnight stays are now banned\" class=\"wp-image-44639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_130758660_HDR-1030x475.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_130758660_HDR-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_130758660_HDR-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_130758660_HDR-1536x708.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_130758660_HDR-1500x692.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_130758660_HDR-705x325.jpg 705w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_130758660_HDR.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kate&#8217;s Cottage at the start of the Gap of Dunloe. There&#8217;s a decent-sized free car park here, but overnight stays are now banned<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This morning we drove to Kate&#8217;s Cottage, got parked up easily and did the walk, about 4 miles up to the Head of Dunloe and another 4 back. The road continues for another 3 miles after the Head, but we&#8217;d seen enough and an 8 mile walk was plenty for us. We really enjoyed the slow pace, no driving stress and plenty to catch the eye. Multi-coloured lambs, giant tumbles of rock, ribbons of road, tiny stone bridges, high waterfalls, lakes and the impressive canter of the jaunting car shire horses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourtour.co.uk\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_125546123_HDR-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"475\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_125546123_HDR-1-1030x475.jpg\" alt=\"One of many jaunting cars on the Gap of Dunloe\" class=\"wp-image-44642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_125546123_HDR-1-1030x475.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_125546123_HDR-1-300x138.jpg 300w, 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src=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_104808098_HDR-1030x475.jpg\" alt=\"Rocks mountain valley glacial gap dunloe\" class=\"wp-image-44658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_104808098_HDR-1030x475.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_104808098_HDR-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_104808098_HDR-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_104808098_HDR-1536x708.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ourtourmedia.s3.eu-central-003.backblazeb2.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/IMG_20230522_104808098_HDR-1500x692.jpg 1500w, 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